STIGQter: STIG Summary: McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Managed Client STIG Version: 5 Release: 21 Benchmark Date: 25 Oct 2019:

McAfee VirusScan On Delivery Email Scan Policies must be configured to clean attachments as the first action for when an unwanted program is found.

DISA Rule

SV-55189r2_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-14652

Group Title

DTAM039-McAfee VirusScan unwanted programs action

Rule Version

DTAM039

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001243 - The organization configures malicious code protection mechanisms to perform organization-defined action(s) in response to malicious code detection.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Delivery Email Scan Policies. Under the Actions tab, locate the "When an unwanted program is found:" label. From the "Perform this action first:" pull down menu, select "Clean attachments". Select Save.

Check Contents

Note: If an email client is not running on this system, this check can be marked as Not Applicable.

the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Delivery Email Scan Policies. Under the Actions tab, locate the "When an unwanted program is found:" label. Ensure that from the "Perform this action first:" pull down menu, "Clean attachments" is selected.

Criteria: If "Clean attachments" is selected for "Perform this action first", this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\Email Scanner\Outlook\OnDelivery\ActionOptions

Criteria: If the value for uAction_Program is not 5, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-14652

Documentable

False

Rule Version

DTAM039

Severity Override Guidance

Note: If an email client is not running on this system, this check can be marked as Not Applicable.

the ePO server console System Tree, select the Systems tab, select the asset to be checked, select Actions, select Agent, and select Modify Policies on a Single System. From the product pull down list, select VirusScan Enterprise 8.8.0. Select from the Policy column the policy associated with the On-Delivery Email Scan Policies. Under the Actions tab, locate the "When an unwanted program is found:" label. Ensure that from the "Perform this action first:" pull down menu, "Clean attachments" is selected.

Criteria: If "Clean attachments" is selected for "Perform this action first", this is not a finding.

On the client machine, use the Windows Registry Editor to navigate to the following key:
HKLM\Software\McAfee\ (32-bit)
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\McAfee\ (64-bit)
SystemCore\VSCore\Email Scanner\Outlook\OnDelivery\ActionOptions

Criteria: If the value for uAction_Program is not 5, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Responsibility

Information Assurance Officer

Target Key

2266

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